What I like about this is that he didn’t spend $$ on a torch, blower, etc. As Jesse Pinkler says, “Science, b*tch!”
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I saw that video years ago, but was afraid to try it for fear it would spin out of control. Let me know if you try it.-
I probably will. I think the 750° is just a proof of process. I’d remove the stovepipe at around 400°.
I know I could use the chimney, but I’m in the habit of starting everything 30-45 minutes in advance. So I usually just light a couple fire starters and do some prep work. If I did this regularly I’d have to adjust my process, which is fairly well ingrained by now. -
Mosca I think my biggest concern was getting that hot stovepipe out without burning myself and if I couldn’t would it lead to melt down.
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I wonder if you could just use the chimney starter instead of the 4" pie of pipe?Comment
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So, why does the 12" chimney pipe make such a difference over the 4" hole in top of the kamado on its own?Comment
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I remember this video. It was floating around when I got my primo. Never tried it. For me I think it’s important to heat soak the ceramic which I usually give 30-40 mins. The guy in the video sort of alludes to the egg catching up. I suppose that method must be a bit faster but usually I’ve got enough to do that I’m not twiddling my thumbs waiting on the cooker to heat properly. Cool idea for sure but I’m not sure it gives me that much benefit. 🤷♂️Comment
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Jesse Pinkman….
because yeah! Science, bi**ch!!!!!!!!!
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I don’t remember if it was in marine engineering or dental classes that we were warned about rapid heating of ceramic due to expansion and the material not reacting quickly enough to compensate so cracks would form. My question is what is rapid heating doing to the liner of your cooker? Are you degrading its strength?Comment
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I have some experience at rapid heating a kamado. I have always used high temp, 750 to 800 F, to clean my kamados. Several years ago I loaded my Kamado Joe with a load of large chunks of lump and fired it up to clean it. I opened both upper and lower vents wide open and ran to the office. I was gone at most 20 minutes. When I returned I heard popping noises coming from my smoker and saw that the dome temp gauge was pegged out hot. Those noises were large cracks forming in the dome. Evidently I had left the lower vent wide open with it facing into a 20 mph wind. It worked like a blower and really got things going. I have seen a video on YouTube where they used lump charcoal and the air from a hairdryer to melt aluminum. In my experience you can go too hot, too fast.Comment
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Somehow common sense tells me that, as Oak Smoke found out, too hot too fast is not how ceramic likes to play. Just guessing here, though, since my kamado is a Weber Summit Charcoal and heats up pretty quickly as it is.
To my mind, a "being in a hurry mindset" is why I casually drink beer when I BBQ, to kick that particular mindset out of the yard.
For me, BBQing is about enjoying the ride. The family hasn't died of starvation yet, waiting for the meal.
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This is intriguing, but I found that the top opening in my SNS kamado is an oddball 5 15/16" according to a measuring tape. So just slightly too small for 6" galvanized vent pipe, so I don't expect to be trying this trick myself.
I did remove the top vent on Saturday and blow a hair dryer into the bottom vent for about a minute, right after dumping a half chimney of lit lump into the pile, and had the lump fire blazing pretty darned fast. It still took quite a while to reach 500ish for pizza.Comment
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